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TEMPLETON v. STATE

No. 97-CA-00477-SCT.

725 So.2d 764 (1998)

Billy Joe TEMPLETON v. STATE of Mississippi.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

Rehearing Denied August 6, 1998.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Billy Joe Templeton, Parchman, Appellant, pro se.

Michael C. Moore, Atty. Gen., Billy L. Gore, Special Asst. Atty. Gen., Jackson, Attorney for Appellee.

EN BANC.

SMITH, Justice, for the Court:

¶ 1. Billy Joe Templeton sought a plea bargain with the district attorney to avoid the death penalty. Templeton elected to plead guilty to the murder of Martha S. Jones during the commission of burglary in violation of Miss.Code Ann. § 97-3-19(2)(e) in order to receive a sentence of life without parole. During his guilty plea hearing, Templeton admitted that he intended to commit a burglary when he entered the victim's home...

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